内容正文:
选择性必修第一册
UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO
THE FUTURE
Period 5 Using Language & Other Parts—Language points
内容索引
NEIRONGSUOYIN
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固提升
词汇识记
1.artificial adj.人工的;人造的;假的
Every coin has two sides, and artificial intelligence is no exception.
凡事都有两面,人工智能也不例外。
artificial intelligence(AI)人工智能
2.clone vt.克隆;以无性繁殖技术复制 n.克隆动物(或植物)
The first clone farm has appeared in New Zealand.
第一家克隆农场在新西兰出现。
3.predict vt.预测;预言;预料
They predicted that it would rain the next day, but their prediction didn't come true.
他们预测第二天会下雨,但他们的预测没有实现。
prediction n.预测;预言
4.forecast vt.& n.预测;预报
Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever.
尽管预报称天气很好,但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。
5.occupation n.职业;占领
He occupies an important position in a company, and is occupied with all kinds of activities, so his occupation brings him great fame and fortune.
他在一家公司担任重要职务,忙于各种各样的活动,所以他的职业给他带来了巨大的名声和财富。
occupy vt.占用;占领
occupied adj.已占用的;使用中的;无空闲的
6.oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠
They opposed changing the law.
他们反对改变这个法规。
opposed adj.反对的
7.hence adv.因此;由此
It is very late; hence you must go to bed.
时间已经很晚了,因此你必须去睡觉。
8.cease vi.& vt.(使)停止;终止
The old man ceased breathing the night before.
老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
9.absence n.不存在;缺乏;缺席
The reason for her absence was that she was ill.
她缺席的原因是她病了。
absent adj.缺乏的,缺席的
10.rural adj.乡村的;农村的
Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work.
成千上万的人为了寻找工作被迫从农村涌入城市。
11.advocate vt.提倡;支持;拥护 n.提倡者;支持者;拥护者
Many people advocate building more hospitals.
许多人主张增设医院。
12.emphasis n.强调;重视;重要性
Our English course places great emphasis on conversational skills.
我们的英语课程非常重视会话技能。
emphasize vt.强调
13.luxury n.奢华
Accommodation ranges from tourist class to luxury hotels.
住宿条件从经济旅馆到豪华宾馆不等。
14.career n.职业;事业
She received very little career guidance when young.
她年轻时没受过什么就业指导。
15.prospect n.可能性;前景
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
pro- 向前,在前 +spect 看→向前看→prospect
16.resist vi.& vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡
Nowadays few people can resist the temptation of smartphones, for so many interesting things in them make anyone trying to be resistant to them finally give up their resistance.
现在很少有人能抵制智能手机的诱惑,因为智能手机里有很多有趣的东西,让任何试图抵制它们的人最终放弃了抵制。
resistant adj.抵制的;抵抗的
resistance n.抵制;反对;抗拒
17.paragraph n.段;段落
The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
段落的长度取决于它所传达的信息。
18.essay n.文章
This essay is admirable in all respects.
这篇文章在各个方面都很值得欣赏。
19.accurate adj.精确的;准确的
We have every reason to believe her report to be accurate,because she is always paying attention to accuracy of her work.
我们有充分的理由相信她的报告是准确的,因为她总是注意工作的准确性。
accuracy n.精确,准确
20.librarian n.图书管理员;图书馆馆长
The librarian saved the rare books from the fire.
这位图书管理员从火中救出了一些珍本书籍。
library n.图书馆
默写练习
【限时:20分钟】
Ⅰ.默写重点单词
1.____________ adj.人工的;人造的;假的
2._________________________人工智能
3.____________ vt.预测;预言;预料→____________ n.预测;预言
4.____________ vt.& n.预测;预报
artificial
artificial intelligence (AI)
predict
prediction
forecast
5.____________ n.职业;占领→____________ vt.占用;占领
6.____________ vt.反对;抵制;阻挠→____________ adj.相反的;对立的→____________ n.反对;对手
7.____________ adv.因此;由此
8.____________ vi.& vt.(使)停止;终止
9.____________ n.不存在;缺乏;缺席→____________ adj.缺席的
10.____________ adj.乡村的;农村的
occupation
occupy
oppose
opposite
opposition
hence
cease
absence
absent
rural
11.____________ vt.提倡;支持;拥护n.提倡者;支持者;拥护者
12.____________ n.强调;重视;重要性→____________ vt.强调
13.____________ n.职业;事业
14.____________ n.可能性;前景
15.____________ vi.& vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡→____________ n.抵制;反对;抗拒
advocate
emphasis
emphasize
career
prospect
resist
resistance
16.____________ n.段;段落
17.____________ n.文章
18.____________ adj.精确的;准确的→____________ n.精确;准确
19.____________ n.图书管理员;图书馆馆长→____________ n.图书馆
paragraph
essay
accurate
accuracy
librarian
library
Ⅱ.词形变化填空
1.I don't know his ____________,but I notice that he is ____________ in working every day.So his work ____________ nearly all of his time.(occupy)
2.My best friends are ____________ to what I am doing and even my father ____________ it,too.Faced with so much ____________,I am in a bad mood now.(oppose)
occupation
occupied
occupies
opposed
opposes
opposition
3.His ____________ of mind resulted in his wound in the car accident,so he is ____________ from school for the time being.(absent)
4.With ____________ information,I can make forecasts with ____________.(accurate)
5.The warm-hearted ____________ helped me select books in the ____________.(library)
absence
absent
accurate
accuracy
librarian
library
Ⅲ.默写核心短语
1.担心;关心 ________________
2.观看;旁观;看待 ________________
3.缺乏;不存在 ________________
4.而不是 ________________
5.为……提供…… ________________
care about
look on
in the absence of
rather than
provide...with...
6.(与……)保持联系;了解(某课题或领域的情况)
_________________________
7.始终;一直 ________________
keep in touch (with...)
all the time
Ⅳ.选词填空
从上面默写核心短语中选择合适的完成下列句子
1.________________ solid evidence,the prisoner was set free.
2.Staff in that company ________________ the chance to travel for free,which pleases all of them.
3.Since I graduated from college,I ________________________ my former classmates by e-mail.
In the absence of
are provided with
have kept in touch with
4.If I am available in my daily routine,I ________________ domestic and international affairs.
5.Novels were________________ as silly in Britain in the 18th century.
care about
looked on
词汇精研
1.occupation n.职业;占领
(1)You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and ____________ (occupy).
occupation
(2)(2024·1月九省联考,读后续写)作为训练员,我欠你一个道歉,我整天忙着训练海豚,忽略了其他的一些细节。
As a trainer, I owe you an apology.____________________________
______________, overlooking some other details.
I was occupied (with/in) training
dolphins
(3)(应用文之道歉信)As I am occupied in preparing for ,the College Entrance Examination,I am terribly sorry not to reply to your last letter in an instant.
→___________________________________________________________________,I am terribly sorry not to reply to your last letter in an instant.(形容词短语作状语)
Occupied (in/with) preparing for the College Entrance
Examination
→________________________________________________________________________,I am terribly sorry not to reply to your last letter in an instant.(现在分词短语作状语)
Occupying myself (in) preparing for the College Entrance Examination
2.oppose vt.反对;抵制;阻挠;与……竞争
[教材原文] In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.在这篇报道中,很多人说公众应该反对研制无人驾驶汽车的想法。
(1)She was strongly ____________ (oppose) to the idea of going abroad.
opposed
(2)Those students who are opposed to the proposal can present their reasons.
→Those students ________________________________________ can present their reasons.(非谓语动词作定语)
(3)(应用文之求助信)我父母反对我加入舞蹈社,这使我情绪低落,因此,你可以给我一些建议吗?
My parents ____________________________________,which makes me in low spirits and hence,could you be kind enough to offer me some tips?
opposed to/opposing the proposal
oppose me/my joining the dance club
(1)oppose (sb./sth.) doing sth.反对(某人/物)做某事
(2)opposed adj.反对的;对立的
be opposed to (doing) sth.反对(做)某事
(3)opposite adj.相反的;对面的 n.对立的人;对立面 prep.与……相对
3.absence n.缺乏;不存在;缺席;不在
[教材原文] On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.一方面,世界上有许多不同的群体,他们在没有新科技的情况下幸福地生活着。
(1)When I spoke to him, he looked at me in an __________ (absence) way and didn't answer.
absent
(2)很长时间没有上学后,我的老师和同学们都帮助我补习功课。
→My teachers and classmates helped me with the lessons after ___________________________.(absence n.)
→My teachers and classmates helped me with the lessons after ______________________________________.(absent adj.)
my long absence from school
I had been absent from school for a long time
(1)during/in one's absence=in the absence of sb.当某人不在的时候
absence of mind 心不在焉
(2)absent adj.缺席的,不在的;心不在焉的
be absent from 缺席,不在
4.advocate vt.提倡;支持;拥护 n.提倡者;支持者;拥护者
[教材原文] They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community.他们提倡简单的生活,重视努力工作、家庭和团体。
(1)The remarkable professor was an advocate ____________ the activity.
for/of
(2)(话题写作之环保)随着世界环境日的临近,我倡议做好分内事来保护环境。
→With World Environment Day approaching,I ________________
_______________ to protect the environment.(advocate doing sth.)
→With World Environment Day approaching,I ________________
____________________________ to protect the environment.(advocate that...)
advocate doing
advocate that
our part
we (should) do our part
(1)advocate (doing) sth.提倡/主张(做)某事
advocate that...(should) do...主张/提倡……
(2)an advocate for/of...……的支持者/拥护者
5.resist vi.& vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡
[教材原文] Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.尽管如此,我总会看到变化的积极的一面,并且接受它而不是抵制它。
(1)We should take exercise to build up ____________ (resist) to diseases.
resistance
(2)(读后续写之情感描写)他发现很难不买这些书。
________________________________________________________ (3)(读后续写之情感描写)我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他。
________________________________________________________
He found it hard to resist buying these books.
I couldn't resist telling him the secret.
(1)resist (doing) sth.反对(做)某事
can't resist doing sth.禁不住做某事
(2)resistant adj.对……有抵抗力的,抵制的,反抗的
be resistant to...对……有抵抗力;抵制……
(3)resistance n.抵制;反对;抗拒
resistance to...对……的抵制/抵抗力
6.keep/stay in touch (with...)(与……)保持联系;了解(某课题或领域的情况)
[教材原文] Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.此外,即使身处世界的两端,互联网使(我们同)朋友和家人能很容易地保持联系。
(1)我们十年前彼此失去了联系,也就是说,我们已经失去联系十年了。
We ________________ each other ten years ago.That is to say,we ________________________ for ten years.
(2)To my regret, I ____________________________ (与我的好朋友失去了联系).
lost touch with
have been out of touch
lost touch with my close friend
(3)(读后续写之动作描写)和他的发小联系上之后,汤姆冲上前,紧紧地抱住了他,激动的泪水顺着脸颊流淌。
____________________________________________,Tom rushed forward and hugged him tightly,tears of excitement trickling down his cheeks.
After getting in touch with his childhood friend
be in touch with...与……有联系(状态)
be out of touch with...与……失去联系(状态)
get in touch with...与……取得联系(动作)
lose touch with...与……失去联系(动作)
句式剖析
1.with复合结构
[教材原文] They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work,family,and community.他们提倡简单的生活,重视努力工作、家庭和团体。
(1)With an important examination ____________ (take),I feel like sitting on pins and needles.Could you offer me some suggestions on how to relieve my pressure?
to take
(2)(2023·新课标Ⅰ卷,应用文写作)I suggest that you put three or four students together,__________________________(一个作组长;with复合结构),in which case we can communicate with each other at a great depth.
with one as the group leader
(3)(2021·浙江卷1月,读后续写)我的头卡在大南瓜里,我的心狂跳不止,我感到要窒息了。最终,在父亲的帮助下,我成功地把头从南瓜里拔了出来。
____________________________________,my heart beat wildly and I felt nearly suffocated.Finally,________________________,I managed to pull my head out of the pumpkin.
With my head stuck in the huge pumpkin
with my father helping me
(1)句中的with an emphasis on hard work,family,and community 是with复合结构。
(2)常见的with复合结构的构成有:
2.make it+adj./n.+(for sb.) to do sth.
[教材原文] Moreover,the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.此外,即使身处世界的两端,互联网使(我们同)朋友和家人能很容易地保持联系。
(1)I made ____________ clear that I was opposed to the plan.
it
(2)I find that it is difficult to adapt myself to the life in the distant country.
→______________________________________________________(it作形式宾语)
I find it difficult to adapt myself to the life in the distant country.
(3)(2021·新高考Ⅰ卷,应用文写作)我认为每天读英文报Youth半小时对我们学生来说非常有用。因此,我养成了每天读英文报的习惯。
I _______________________________________________________
____________ Youth for half an hour on a daily basis.As a consequence,I ________________________ every day.
think/consider it quite useful for us students to read the English newspaper
make it a rule to read it
(1)此句中,it是形式宾语,不定式短语作真正的宾语,it后的形容词或名词作宾语补足语,for用于引出不定式的逻辑主语;
(2)用于该句型的动词还有:think,consider,find,feel等。
课堂检测 素养达标
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind ____________ (resist) and drag.
2.You'd better be cautious about some websites on the social media, which may provide ____________ (accurate) and even false information.
3.Tom's mother remained strongly ____________ (oppose) to the idea of his going abroad for further study.
resistance
inaccurate
opposed
4.Skilled readers make use of context and ____________ (predict).
5.You will find newsreaders and weather ____________ (forecast) all speaking with different accents.
6.She needs help with her schoolwork now, because she was ____________ (absence) from school last week.
7.We must keep ____________ touch with each other.
8.Mr.Li always advocates ____________ (take) a more long-term view.
prediction
forecasters
absent
in
taking
Ⅱ.单句写作
1.随着时间的推移,越来越多的人对移动支付没有抵抗力。(with复合结构;be resistant to)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
With time going by,more and more people are not resistant to mobile payment.
2.它使我们几乎在任何情况下都可以轻松地支付。(make+it+adj.+for sb.+to do)
________________________________________________________3.然而,一些人由于它的缺点而反对它。(be opposed to)
________________________________________________________
It makes it easy for us to pay in almost any case.
However,some people are opposed to it for its disadvantages.
4.例如,老年人不了解这种创新,给他们造成了一些不便。(keep in touch with)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.在我看来,我倡导使用移动支付,因为它使我们的生活更便利更丰富多彩。(advocate)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
For example,the old don't keep in touch with this innovation,resulting in some inconvenience for them.
As for me,I advocate using mobile payment since it has made our life more convenient and colorful.
课时作业 巩固提升
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.An hour later,the rain __________ but the clouds hung low and heavy overhead.
2.The students are asked to submit their __________ to their tutors after class.
3.This is how everyone learned to read.We would start off with sentences,then __________,and then stories.
ceased
essays
paragraphs
4.Mapmakers could not draw __________ maps of the earth until people began travelling around the world in the fifteenth century.
5.The informant (提供消息的人) is expected to provide the information about the ____________ (亡故的),who were killed in the accident.
6.It is reported that the lowest lung cancer rates have been found in non-smokers who live in the ____________ (乡村的) areas.
accurate
deceased
rural
7.It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common ____________ (职业) choices.
8.Thursday's weather ____________ (预报) has brought some good news for parts of the province—rain.
career
forecast
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.I couldn't resist ____________ (have) a look at the new signpost there.
2.The mother took advantage of the children's ____________(absent) to tidy their rooms.
3.He gradually forgot the incident and began to talk about his ____________ (occupy).
having
absence
occupation
4.It is easy to keep ____________ touch with the friends living in a remote village due to the Internet.
5.With the local guide ____________ (lead) the way,they found the novelist's house without difficulty.
6.____________ (oppose) to my buying the new device,my father didn't give me any money.
7.I advocate ____________ (combine) theory with practice.
in
leading
Opposed
combining
8.The professor's advice makes ____________ easy for me to understand the difficult essays.
9.So far I _______________(memorize) 500 English phrases.
it
have memorized
Ⅲ.语段记用法(根据语境及汉语提示用with的相关知识完成下面语段)
(2022·新高考Ⅰ卷,读后续写)受到我的话的鼓舞,大卫站起来,脸上带着坚定的表情向起跑线走去。一听到发令枪的枪声,大卫向前冲去。不幸的是,地面又滑又泥泞,大卫失去了平衡,摔得仰面朝天。但是,他挣扎着站了起来。越野赛结束了,所有其他的赛跑者和观众用雷鸣般的掌声迎接他。
Inspired by my words,David rose to his feet and moved up to the starting line,_______________________________________.The instant he heard a shot from the starting pistol,David staggered forward.Unluckily,______________________________________,David lost his balance and fell flat on his back.But he struggled to his feet.________________________________,all the other runners and the audience greeted him with thunderous applause.
with a determined look/expression on his face
with the ground slippery and muddy
With the cross-country run over
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Tetraplegic patients(those who can't move their upper or lower body) are prisoners of their own bodies.Now a robot arm is to help them interact with their world.This research was completed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).Professor Aude Billard and Jose del R.Millan worked together to create a computer program that can control a robot using electrical signals from a patient's brain.
First,the user wears an EEG cap to have their electrical signals inside their brain scanned (扫描)effectively,which are then interpreted by the machine-learning algorithm (算法).The computer then sends signals to the robot arm to determine how it moves.As the robot arm performs a motion,the algorithm is looking to get feedback from the user when it makes a mistake:perhaps it moved too fast,or too violently.The end goal is that the robot can learn the right movements for a task in a given context.For example,you might want the arm to use a bit of force to throw a paper ball,but you might want it to be gentler when putting glass bottles.
In the team's research,they trained the robot arm to pick up a glass.The arm would move towards the glass and the users' brain would decide if they felt it was too close or too far away.The process is repeated until the robot understands the optimal route for the individual's preference—not too close to be a risk but not so far away to waste movement.
“Training an algorithm to read brain waves in a consistent fashion was the most challenging part,because the brain is not only focused on the hand but also processing many other things,”said Millan.“This means our algorithm will never be 100% accurate.”
The researchers hope to eventually use their algorithm to control wheelchairs,which would allow people in wheelchairs to have greater control over their movements,speeds and general safety.However,this does require consistency over time from the algorithm.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究,为了帮助四肢瘫痪的患者,科学家们发明了机器人手臂,患者可以用脑电波信号控制机器人手臂。
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1.Which paragraph mentions the working process?
A.Paragraph 1. B.Paragraph 2.
C.Paragraph 3. D.Paragraph 4.
答案:B
细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,第二段主要讲述了机器人手臂的操作流程。
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2.What does the underlined word“optimal”in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Indirect. B.Best.
C.Regular. D.Alternative.
答案:B
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词义猜测题。根据画线词后的内容可知,既不会太近而有风险,又不会太远而浪费动作。由此可知,最终机器人会了解适合个体偏好的最佳路线,所以optimal意为“最佳的”。
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3.How can the accuracy of reading brain waves be improved?
A.By controlling people's brain.
B.By ensuring general safety.
C.By processing other information.
D.By gaining data continuously.
答案:D
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推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知,电脑读取脑电波的精确度永远不可能达到100%;再结合最后一段最后一句“However,this does require consistency over time from the algorithm.”可知,通过不断获取数据才能提高电脑读取脑电波的准确性,故选D。
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4.What could be the best title for the text?
A.This Robot Arm Can Read Your Mind
B.Robot Arms Control Your Movement
C.Algorithm Finds Cure for the Disabled
D.Machine-learning Algorithm Can Train Robots
答案:A
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标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知,文章主要介绍了一项新的研究,为了帮助四肢瘫痪的患者,科学家们发明了机器人手臂,患者可以用脑电波信号控制机器人手臂。故A项最适合作文章标题。
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In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!
Not all past predictions have been proven wrong.A few of them have been surprisingly accurate.Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the Internet—years before they happened.But for each prediction that has come true, some others have missed by a mile.Many of these predictions didn't consider how people would want to use the technology or whether people really needed these high-tech things in their lives or not.Let's look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.
Robot helpers
Where's the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course.And he's probably not coming anytime soon.Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.
Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people's homes.
So why hasn't it happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy.And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange.At home we seem to be doing fine without them.
Telephones of tomorrow
In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone.They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes.But of course the idea hasn't caught on yet.
Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: people desire for privacy.Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower? Probably not—it could be uncomfortable! Just because technology doesn't always mean people will want to use it.
And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It's not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination.Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个没有实现的预言。
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5.Robot helpers haven't been used in most people's homes because .
A.using this kind of robot at home is simply a waste of time and money
B.this kind of robot hasn't been developed yet
C.people find it difficult to control this kind of robot
D.this kind of robot won't bring people practical use
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细节理解题。根据第五段可知,机器人保姆的预言没有实现是因为这种机器人不实用。
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6.What does the underlined phrase “caught on” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A.Become popular. B.Become enjoyable.
C.Come into sight. D.Come to life.
答案:A
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词义猜测题。上文介绍,一家美国公司在过去预言,到2000年大部分人在家将会使用可视电话;下一段解释了这个预言没能实现或者可视电话没有普及的原因。由此可知,catch on意为“变得流行、普及”。
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7.What does the author think of the flying car?
A.It is too difficult to imagine.
B.It is too crazy to realize.
C.It is likely to appear in the future.
D.It has been the focus of the news.
答案:C
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推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It's not so crazy any more!”以及“Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring.”可知,作者认为,“会飞的车”的想法不再疯狂,而且将来有一天会实现。
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8.What does the text mainly deal with?
A.Predictions that catch our imagination.
B.Predictions that haven't come true.
C.New technology that can benefit our life.
D.New technology that is in wide use.
答案:B
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主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了几个没有实现的预言。
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Ⅴ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
School volunteers don't get paid money,but sometimes we receive special gifts.One morning,I was selling tickets to our grade school's last evening performance of The Nutcracker.
One of my customers that day was a parent.“I think it's awful that I have to pay to see my own child perform,” she announced,yanking (猛扯) a wallet from her purse.
“The school asks for a voluntary donation to help pay for scenery and costumes,”I explained,“but no one has to pay.You're welcome to all the tickets you need.”
“Oh,I'll pay,” she said unhappily.“Two adults and a child.”She plunked down (猛地放下) a ten-dollar bill.I gave her the change and her tickets.She stepped aside,holding her purse.That's when the boy waiting behind her emptied a pocketful of change onto the table.
“How many tickets?” I asked.
“I don't need tickets,” he said.“I'm paying.”He pushed the coins across the table.“But you'll need tickets to see the show tonight.”
He shook his head.“I've already seen the show.”
I pushed the pile of nickels,dimes,and quarters back.“You don't have to pay to see the show with your class,” I told him.“That's free.”
“No,” the boy insisted.“I saw it last night.My brother and I arrived late.We couldn't find anyone to buy tickets from,so we just walked in.”
Lots of people in that crowd had probably “just walked in”.The few volunteers present couldn't check everyone for a ticket.Anyway,it's OK.As I'd told the parent ahead of this boy,the donation was voluntary.
He pushed his money back to me.“I'm paying now,for last night,” he said. I knew this boy and his brother must have squeezed into the back of that crowd.And being late to the hall,they couldn't possibly have seen the whole show.I hated to take his money.A pile of coins in a kid's hand is usually carefully saved allowance money.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
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So I decided to make some efforts to persuade him to give up paying. “If the ticket table was closed when you got there, you couldn't pay,” I reasoned.“Nobody knows the difference,” I assured him.“Don't worry about it.” Thinking the matter was settled, I started to push the coins back.He put his hand on mine and said,“I know the difference.”For a moment our hands bridged the money.Then I spoke, “Two tickets cost two dollars.The pile of coins added up to the correct amount.Thank you,” I said.The boy smiled, turned away and was gone.
Our conversation somewhat affected the woman who had complained about buying tickets. “Excuse me.” I looked up, surprised to see the woman who had bought her own tickets moments earlier.She was still there, with change and tickets in hand.“Why don't you keep this change,” she said quietly.“The scenery must be beautiful, and those costumes couldn't have been cheap.” She handed me a few dollar bills and left.Little did that boy know that he had given us both a special gift that had more meaning than money.
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